By default, Lifecycle Management Utility validates the connections used for a task before task execution. However, certain applications may not be available on the system if they are created when a task is executed. You can defer validation of the connections used in a task (as defined in the migration definition file), to when the task is executed by using the [-d] command-line argument:
Utility.bat c:/lcm/lcmdefinition.xml [-d]
If the [-d] argument is not specified, Lifecycle Management Utility validates the connection before starting task execution.